Tulum

 

Woke up early today so we could get to Tulum before the crowds.  I was actually able to get a shot of sunrise....

 

 



Tulum is the only known Mayan seaport. It was protected by the sea cliff on one side and 3 walls around the rest.

 

 

 

 

Both coastal and land trading routes converged at Tulum. 

 

There were 1,000 to 1,600 inhabitants at Tulum.  The earliest markings show the construction began in the 6th century AD but the height of the city was from 1200 to 1521 AD.

 

Red painted hand prints still on the building above.

 

 

Twice a year at the equinox, the sun shines through the hole in the center of the above picture and shines directly on the rock in the picture below.   

 

 

 

 It is believed that the demise of Tulum came from disease brought by the Spanish invaders.....